The Lions will have the opportunity to play the role of
spoiler, as Cornell enters Saturday's game as one of three teams still in
contention for the Ivy League title. The Big Red has 15 points, one ahead of
second-place Brown and three up on Dartmouth. A total of seven scenarios remain
to crown the Ivy League champion(s), with the automatic NCAA bid possibly being
decided by way of tiebreaker.

Columbia's focus will be solely on the match against Cornell
at the Columbia Soccer Stadium. The Lions are coming off a well-earned 1-0
victory on the road at Harvard this past Saturday. Kyle Jackson earned his
third shutout of the season and fourth Ivy League Rookie of the Week honor
following a six-save performance, while Grigsby notched the game-winner in the
37th minute.

Defensively, the Lions have been one of the hardest teams to
score on of late. Over its last six contests, Columbia has only surrendered
four goals, while also shutting out Penn, Princeton and Harvard. The Lions lone
loss in that stretch was a 2-1 decision against Dartmouth, as Columbia has a
2-1-3 mark since Oct. 6.

Cornell comes into Saturday's game with a 14-1 overall mark
and 5-1 record in Ivy League action. The Big Red's only blemish came on the
road at Brown on Oct. 20 when the Bears topped Cornell 2-0. Since then, Cornell
has defeated Princeton (1-0) and Dartmouth (2-1, ot) to remain atop the Ivy
League standings.

The Big Red boasts one of the nation's top offensive threats
in Daniel Haber. The junior is currently the nation's leader in points per game
at 2.73. Haber has tallied 41 points (second nationally) on 17 goals (third)
and seven assist in 15 games this season.

In a series that dates back to 1908, the Lions hold the
all-time series lead, 31-19-9. Each of the last two meetings have ended in a
stalemate, with the Lions last win against Cornell coming in the season finale
of the 2008 campaign.